Alpha Unmasked: BBW Bear Shifter Romance (Greenwood Shifters Book 1) by S.A. Ravel Page B
Authors: S.A. Ravel
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Brilliant!”
“Leave it alone, Cass,” Dirk warned.
Rachel stepped out from behind Dirk. Whatever he’d been worried about wasn’t happening, and she could handle a smart-mouthed rich kid. The sooner she got herself unhooked from Dirk the better. Cass’s gaze moved over their tied wrists and he doubled over laughing.
“Come on, I’ll untie you,” he said as he closed the distance between the three of them and reached for Rachel’s wrist.
Dirk growled and jerked their hands away with such force that Rachel nearly lost her footing again. “I said leave it alone!” He planted his massive hand against Cass’s chest and shoved him backward.
Cass stumbled backward several steps and tilted his head in confusion. Then realization settled over his features. He looked from Dirk to Rachel and back, sniffing the air. The smile on his face melted into a sneer.
“You’re rejecting my sister… for a human?” Cass spat.
Dirk wrapped his arm around Rachel’s waist protectively. “This isn’t your business, Cass.”
Something about the roughness in Cass’s voice made the hair on Rachel’s neck stand up. His chest heaved as he glared at Rachel, and it took every ounce of courage she had not to shrink out of sight behind Dirk.
“Unhook him,” Cass said.
Rachel shook her head. “No way. If you take him in instead of me, Cyrus will cut me out again.”
Dirk may have been an amazing kisser. He may have made her heart race and her knees weaken. But he was still part of a job. One that Rachel increasingly regretted taking.
Cass’s glare shifted to Dirk and remained there as he ripped open his dress shirt.
Dirk tried to slide his wrist through the zip cuff, but the plastic remained tight. “Rachel, unhook me,” he demanded.
She stared at Cass. Was he really going to throw a punch? That seemed like overkill. Dirk ripped at the zip tie again, his movements fierce yet precise. “Unhook me!”
“You don’t stand a chance, Greenwood,” Cass spat.
Rachel slipped her hand into the pocket of her jeans and pulled out her knife. She looked back at Cass as he howled in pain. Something wasn’t right. Even in the dim light of the moon, Rachel saw his jaw grow lower and longer as the shape of his head rounded. The hair on his body thickened before her eyes until it seemed to explode in a puff of fur that covered every inch of Cass.
No, it was not Cass. A black bear fell forward onto its front paws where Cass once stood.
“Rachel!” Dirk growled. “Stay back.”
She wanted to move, but she couldn’t. Didn’t they tell people to stay still if they saw a bear? Her mind reeled as it tried to process how the pissed-off man could turn into a bear. She cursed herself for not bringing mace or a taser with her. Would those even work on a bear, or just piss him off more?
In one swift motion, Rachel cut the plastic link and released them both. The change in weight distribution pushed Rachel off balance and she fell backward, just as the giant bear swiped at her. The pocketknife slipped from her fingers and tumbled into the dirt.
Dirk moved in front of her, blocking the bear from her view. His shoulders and the muscles in his back tensed and relaxed rhythmically. He looked over his shoulder at her.
“Run,” he snarled, pointing in the direction of the parking lot. “Don’t look back.”
With that, Dirk stepped toward Cass. The muscles in his back tensed again, but this time, the muscles and bones expanded. His skin split into a coat of fur as he morphed into a massive grizzly bear.
7
R achel scrambled to her feet as the giant bears roared at each other. The smaller bear that had been Cass stared at Dirk as if he was surprised to see him change. That made two of them. The black bear lunged at her, but the grizzly tackled him to the ground. The grizzly, Dirk, threw a look at Rachel over his massive fur-covered shoulder. Even in the dim light of the moon, the meaning was unmistakable. Run. Now.
She pumped her legs
“Leave it alone, Cass,” Dirk warned.
Rachel stepped out from behind Dirk. Whatever he’d been worried about wasn’t happening, and she could handle a smart-mouthed rich kid. The sooner she got herself unhooked from Dirk the better. Cass’s gaze moved over their tied wrists and he doubled over laughing.
“Come on, I’ll untie you,” he said as he closed the distance between the three of them and reached for Rachel’s wrist.
Dirk growled and jerked their hands away with such force that Rachel nearly lost her footing again. “I said leave it alone!” He planted his massive hand against Cass’s chest and shoved him backward.
Cass stumbled backward several steps and tilted his head in confusion. Then realization settled over his features. He looked from Dirk to Rachel and back, sniffing the air. The smile on his face melted into a sneer.
“You’re rejecting my sister… for a human?” Cass spat.
Dirk wrapped his arm around Rachel’s waist protectively. “This isn’t your business, Cass.”
Something about the roughness in Cass’s voice made the hair on Rachel’s neck stand up. His chest heaved as he glared at Rachel, and it took every ounce of courage she had not to shrink out of sight behind Dirk.
“Unhook him,” Cass said.
Rachel shook her head. “No way. If you take him in instead of me, Cyrus will cut me out again.”
Dirk may have been an amazing kisser. He may have made her heart race and her knees weaken. But he was still part of a job. One that Rachel increasingly regretted taking.
Cass’s glare shifted to Dirk and remained there as he ripped open his dress shirt.
Dirk tried to slide his wrist through the zip cuff, but the plastic remained tight. “Rachel, unhook me,” he demanded.
She stared at Cass. Was he really going to throw a punch? That seemed like overkill. Dirk ripped at the zip tie again, his movements fierce yet precise. “Unhook me!”
“You don’t stand a chance, Greenwood,” Cass spat.
Rachel slipped her hand into the pocket of her jeans and pulled out her knife. She looked back at Cass as he howled in pain. Something wasn’t right. Even in the dim light of the moon, Rachel saw his jaw grow lower and longer as the shape of his head rounded. The hair on his body thickened before her eyes until it seemed to explode in a puff of fur that covered every inch of Cass.
No, it was not Cass. A black bear fell forward onto its front paws where Cass once stood.
“Rachel!” Dirk growled. “Stay back.”
She wanted to move, but she couldn’t. Didn’t they tell people to stay still if they saw a bear? Her mind reeled as it tried to process how the pissed-off man could turn into a bear. She cursed herself for not bringing mace or a taser with her. Would those even work on a bear, or just piss him off more?
In one swift motion, Rachel cut the plastic link and released them both. The change in weight distribution pushed Rachel off balance and she fell backward, just as the giant bear swiped at her. The pocketknife slipped from her fingers and tumbled into the dirt.
Dirk moved in front of her, blocking the bear from her view. His shoulders and the muscles in his back tensed and relaxed rhythmically. He looked over his shoulder at her.
“Run,” he snarled, pointing in the direction of the parking lot. “Don’t look back.”
With that, Dirk stepped toward Cass. The muscles in his back tensed again, but this time, the muscles and bones expanded. His skin split into a coat of fur as he morphed into a massive grizzly bear.
7
R achel scrambled to her feet as the giant bears roared at each other. The smaller bear that had been Cass stared at Dirk as if he was surprised to see him change. That made two of them. The black bear lunged at her, but the grizzly tackled him to the ground. The grizzly, Dirk, threw a look at Rachel over his massive fur-covered shoulder. Even in the dim light of the moon, the meaning was unmistakable. Run. Now.
She pumped her legs
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